Mazeppa , from Moderne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band I (1887), added on 30th May 2026

A naked young man (a piece of black cloth hiding his loins) is tied to the back of a horse which appears to be about to try to roll over onto its back, presumably in an effort to rid itself of its burden. In the background a large black bird, a raven with a pointy beak, is diving and the boy or youth on the horse looks up a it worriedly. (read more...)